Workaround for fsfreeze/fsthaw ZFS 2.2 freezing drives with iothread

glaeken2

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Jun 7, 2023
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Proxmox 8.1.3 (proxmox 8.0.x is working properly in this case)
ZFS 2.2.x

Snapshot VM with enabled qemu-gest -> frozen drive(s) inside VM (both win and lin)

Workarounds:
1. Disable iothread option on the SCSI drives (worse performance)
OR
2. "Pause" the VM for the snapshot moment (this will make the qemu agent unavailable and will omit fsfreeze) - WARNING this method may snapshot volumes in an inconsistent state!
OR
3. Don't use snapshots

[edit]
4. Pause and Resume VM AFTER the snapshot, taken from here:
doesn't actually work, it seems to work but not fully? Needs testing?

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/vms-hung-after-backup.137286/
This is the main issue
 
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